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Table 4 Correlation of Baseline Parameters with Quantitative Measurements of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden in the Common Carotid Artery/Internal Carotid Artery

From: High resolution carotid black-blood 3T MR with parallel imaging and dedicated 4-channel surface coils

Spearman's R

CCA/ICA

Mean Lumen Area

Mean Wall Area

Mean Total Vessel Area

Mean NWI

Age

n.s./-0.57*

0.76**/0.57*

0.40*/n.s.

0.82**/0.76*

Body Mass Index

n.s./n.s.

n.s./n.s.

n.s./n.s.

n.s./n.s.

Male Gender

0.59*/n.s.

n.s./n.s.

0.61*/n.s.

n.s./n.s.

Diabetes

n.s./n.s.

n.s./0.56*

n.s./n.s.

n.s./0.56*

Hypercholesterolemia

n.s./-0.59*

0.61*/n.s.

n.s./n.s.

0.68**/0.49*

Hypertension

n.s./n.s.

0.53*/0.57*

n.s./n.s.

0.64*/0.60*

Family History of CVD

n.s./n.s.

n.s./n.s.

n.s./n.s.

n.s./n.s.

Coronary Heart Disease

n.s./n.s.

0.45*/n.s.

0.41*/n.s.

n.s./0.47*

Active Smoker

n.s./n.s.

-0.43*/n.s.

n.s./n.s.

-0.47*/n.s.

  1. CCA = Common Carotid Artery; ICA = Internal Carotid Artery, NWI = Normalized Wall Index; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001; CVD = Cardiovascular Disease
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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